MindRender Demonstrations Page

Latest MindViewer
Version 2.4 (Posted 29th August 1997)

Minimum Spec: 486 Dx2 66, 8Mb RAM.

MindViewer is a free viewer program for viewing Virtual worlds created
using MindSetter and MindFormer.

If you have any of the following peripherals MindViewer is essential:
Forte Technologies VFX1, Ilixco/Virtual i-O i-glasses, Stereographics Simuleyes,
Spacetec SpaceOrb 360, CyberEye CE-200W, CyberTrack II Tracker, CyberMaxx
VR Headset. It is the only free software available, that we know of,
that has the ability to show your peripherals to their full potential.

To use these simply download them into your MindViewer directory before
unzipping them. From the MindView directory type:
pkunzip scene.zip -d.
Scene.zip being the zip file you have downloaded.
If you have any scenes you have created please feel free to send them
to us. You can email a single zip file, as long as it is not too large,
to support.

MindFormer Demo v2.0 (Posted 26th
May 1997)

Minimum Spec: Pentium Recommended, 8Mb RAM.

This is the first ever automatically running demonstration of MindFormer
so download it now! You will witness at first hand the power of the VREK
tools. Set the demo running and sit back and watch - then let your imagination
do the rest.

MindRender Demo v4.4 (Posted 31st
July 1997)

Minimum Spec: Pentium Recommended, 8Mb RAM.

Now Supports the SpaceOrb 360!

The MindRender Demo v.4.4 shows an example of a world built using
the tools from our MindRender Virtual Reality Explorer Kit. This demo contains
support for Virtual i.O i-glasses!, Forte Technologies VFX1 and VictorMaxx
CyberMaxx2 Head Mounted Displays including tracking and stereoscopic modes.
Other peripherals also supported by this demo are CyberPuck, Joystick (including
joystick Cyberpuck), SpaceOrb 360, mouse and keyboard.

The latest MindRender Engine release has been used for this demo
which shows the level of interaction achievable in a virtual world using
Themekit's products.

NB: This demo features a menu system allowing you to
modify virtual worlds immersively! We would like to thank The Shamen
for permission to use some of their artwork within this demo. Why not visit
The Shamen website, Nemeton

This MindRender demonstration requires the following: PC 486/66 (PENTIUM
STRONGLYRECOMMENDED), MS-DOS (v6.00 or later), 8Mb RAM, VGA card or SVGA
card (note that anSVGA card will enable stereoscopic and high resolution modes to
be available). SoundBlaster(TM) users with the card connected to the CDROM can take advantage
of the CD jukebox facilitywithin the demo.

After downloading the demo, create a new directory in which to place
the demo (eg. MINDREND).Now copy DEMO.ZIP to your new directory and unzip the file using
the -d option (this will unzipDEMO.ZIP and recreate the directory structure required by the demo).
To do this use the followingcommand from the DOS prompt: PKUNZIP -d DEMO.ZIP

PKUnzip

From this page you can download demonstrations of applications built
using MindRender.
Most of our demos are available as ZIP files. A shareware copy of PKUNZIP
is available.
Themekit are licenced, by Atlantic Coast plc, to distribute PKUNZIP
through our internet site.

Please read the readme.txt file contained within the zip file for
the latest demo setup information.